US EditionSpain’s Attorney-General Targeted by Judge in Media Leak Probe
- Spain's Supreme Court plans to try Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz for allegedly leaking confidential details in a tax fraud case involving a regional opposition leader's partner.
- The case began last October after Judge Ángel Hurtado found sufficient evidence García Ortiz shared a confidential email between a lawyer and prosecutors related to a plea deal.
- The judge accused García Ortiz of erasing data from his devices, labeling it obstruction of justice, while García Ortiz denies wrongdoing and refuses to resign.
- Justice Minister Félix Bolaños reaffirmed his strong support for García Ortiz, describing him as a model public official, while opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo called for both the prosecutor and those directing him to step down.
- This trial has heightened political tensions between Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's government and the Madrid opposition, highlighting controversies over judicial secrecy and government influence.
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The Attorney General appointed by the Sánchez government must go to the dock and there are strong contradictions to supporters. The United Left threatens because of the armament with a coalition break.
Judge Angel Hurtado's order has two ramifications: the following steps of the case towards the bench in the Supreme Court and the consequences for the two affected...
After participating in the Senate Finance Commission, the national prosecutor, Ángel Valencia, addressed the situation of leaks that have occurred within his ranks on media cases. The highest authority of the Public Prosecutor’s Office stated that they maintain “open criminal investigations”, although he stressed that “all this does not reach if a structural problem is not solved.” In this line, he said that the “structural problem” to which he …
Spain's top prosecutor poised to face trial over leak accusation
MADRID - Spain's Supreme Court is set to put the prosecutor general on trial over allegations of leaking confidential information in a tax fraud case involving the partner of a leading opposition figure, according to a court document seen by Reuters on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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